Tanfac Industries

Tanfac Industries is a joint venture company promoted by the Aditya Birla Group and the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO). Incorporated in 1972, it is one of India’s largest suppliers of fluorine chemicals with the facility spread over 60 acres in the chemical complex of SIPCOT at Cuddalore,180km south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Tanfac manufactures aluminium fluoride and anhydrous hydrogen fluoride with a generation capacity of 15,600 tpa each. In addition to this, Tanfac manufactures sulphuric acid to the tune of 81,600 tpa inclusive of 14,400 tpa of oleum, and speciality fluorides to the tune of 3,400 tpa.

The fluorine-based chemicals have vital application in industries such as aluminium smelting, petroleum refining, refrigerant gases, steel re-rolling, glass, ceramics, sugar, fertilisers, heavy water, etc. The speciality chemicals are used as intermediates in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, drugs and agrochemicals.